Banning and destruction of books has got to be one of the largest holdovers our country mindlessly clings to from our nice, heathen Puritan days. This mindset that the average, do-gooder American knows what's best for me and mine to take in as ideological discourse annoys and angers me.
I'm not concerned with coddling children in a culture of safety (as it pertains to this discussion... I have a whole other rant about THAT kind of shit). I despise how children are scapegoated as the reason more Federal and State regulation on my life is passed with nary a thought, but to the resounding chorus of cheering. "The Children," as they stand, can go be sold on an open Thai sex market for all the good they've done the actual psychosocial development of children in this country.
Of course, I'm always against any action by the powers that be to restrict freedom. People, children too, should always have the freedom to do as they will, no matter if you like it or not, as long as it respects the rights of others.
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I'm not concerned with coddling children in a culture of safety (as it pertains to this discussion... I have a whole other rant about THAT kind of shit). I despise how children are scapegoated as the reason more Federal and State regulation on my life is passed with nary a thought, but to the resounding chorus of cheering. "The Children," as they stand, can go be sold on an open Thai sex market for all the good they've done the actual psychosocial development of children in this country.
Of course, I'm always against any action by the powers that be to restrict freedom. People, children too, should always have the freedom to do as they will, no matter if you like it or not, as long as it respects the rights of others.